The Sun. — London, England, 1826-09-21 00:00:00

SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. Our city article states some proofs of the rapid growth of manufactures on the Continent of Europe, which are well calculated to fix the attention of Eng lishmen of every calling and degree. For months we have endeavoured to persuade the public that there was more in the revulsion which our manufacturing interests were experien c i ng , th an cou ld be accounted for by any sudden and temporary stoppage in the market, or by any tricks or tampermgs which the cir c Eliding medium had suffered. It has long been- our conviction, and there are daily discoveries in confir mation of it, that an immense foreign rivalship was preparing to undermine the stamina of our inanuflic turlng system, and that the nation must make up their , ..Jrcls to forego a portion of that " national prOsperity, which was but another name for a monopoly of all the surrounding markets, or at least an enormous ascen dancy in them. Those whose Court education tells them that it is disloyal and odious to speak the truth, would still go on deceiving their countrymen by fine words, and flattering assurances, lest the people might turn round upon their rulers, and ask them, " Whither are you driving us ?" We never yet saw a thorough going hack of the Government that was not ready to snap the nose off any one who dared to paint the na tional prospects, whether of finance or commerce, or state policy, in aught but colours of " roseate hue." Now this may be a wicked sort of mameuvre, but it is to a certain point, and for certain objects, by no means unwise or impolitic. So long as a decent hope can he held out that entries at the Custom-house will of Themselves become more numerous; that the decline of this quarter's revenue will be covered by the redun dancy of the next ; that fresh demands for labour are " on the eve" of being circulated, and the cries of hunger " just going" to subside ;so long the people may be prevailed upon to let Ministers canter away at their old pace on the road to ruin, without once stopping to check or turn their course. What such a system of delusion must end in, is quite another ques tion it is one, moreover, to which loyal ears are sel dom prone to listen, and which no tongue of common feeling or discretion will ever venture to articulate ; no, `not in moments of the most unreserved confidence— with none hut familiars of the fiend of state policy to answer it. We, however, have no such dread of ag gravating the public dangers by simply looking them in the face. In our judgments, an evil fairly defined and anticipated, is already in the direct path to pre vention. We think that if the country be on the brink of a precipice, the better plan is to brace our countrymen a sinews, not to throw dust in their eyes. In the present case, the duty of an honest man is to tell the nation that nothing will save them from sink ing f'ar below the level of States over which for half a century they have soared triumphant, but—first, a free command of food ; and, secondly, that without which the food, though free of entry to the importer, Can never be free of access to the consumer. We tnean a large, and bold, and speedy reduction of' the taxes. Men may talk us they will of a " moderate" im post on corn from abroad. What will avail that nominal moderation of a single duty,' when the whole aggre gate of duties which press upon the body of the na tion'operate, substantially, as additions to the price of bread, and counteract, in all directions, the policy of repealing the corn laws ? There is nothing tangible in this country, the price of which has not been swelled by an excessive and diversified taxation. The British ships which import wheat—the wages of their crews----the expellee of storing, of grinding, of baking, of retailing it—all aro enhanced by heavy burdens im posed upon u s i n s h apes which bear at first eight no adverse relation to an open trade in corn. The ma nufactures of this kingdom, we have said, are rivalled almost every where throughout Europe —what is the reason of this ? Nothing under Heaven but the taxes. The wages of English labour, less adequate to sup port the journeyman in comfort than those of the in dustrious Continental States, bear at the same time so high a proportion to the wages paid for foreign work, that the manufacturers of the Continent are every day more rapidly underselling us. The growth of a Ger man eatablishment from 1,000/. par week to 6,000/. per week, within an incredibly short period, proves it— the extending sales of raw cotton, of twist, and indigo, for the factories of the Continent, prove the success of the competition which assails us, and point out the only remedy. Our workmen emigrate for the means. of subsistence, barely afforded in their native place ; and our manufacturers are forced to shut up shop, because the wages, thus unequal to the supply of ' food, are b e y on d t h at sca l e at w hi c h a f a i r profit can he realized. This, then, we repeat, is our position. To preserve any share of those manufactures of which circumstances once gave us the monopoly, we must make English profits more equal to those of the Con tinent, to preserve our population from starving. We must have wages more equal to the support of life : to effect both or either, we must reduce that portion of the public wealth which is seized by Government from the comforts of individual existence ; such a reduc tion the Ministers never will, but with unspeakable repugnance, and in the last extremity, submit to. We must, therefore, lay our account for every imaginable blind and subterfuge being tried, to avert the grand evil of retrenchment.. We must prepare ourselves for tricks the most paltry and contemptible, or, if they fail, for expedients of an op posite class—audacious, desperate, and disdainfid of opinion. We shall have secret leagues with money lending sharpers, to holster up funds, to lower the in terest of money, and increase its amount throughput the kingdom. We shall see the manufacturers courted by the application of new facilities to the command of paper money ; the agriculturists smoothed down by various artifices, to clog and impede that free trade in corn of which the principle has been already forced upon the Right Hon. Gentlemen, by the unmannered cries of hungry millions. Nothing of compromise, or subtlety, or evasion will be left unattempted ; but the good cause must prevail—a retrenchment of extrava gance, and a relaxation of taxes, are as sure as the day light of to-morrow.— Times. It seems to be almost universally allowed, that the chief cause of the deterioration in the condition of the labouring classes of this country, is the continual in flux of necessitous Irish ; and it is as generally allow ed, that the, people of England, with the freedom of intercourse between the two countries, must continue to sink in the scale, in spite of all their eons, so long as Ireland remains sunk in wretchedness. If the peo ple of England are crushed by the Irish, the great misfortune of behind, on the other hand, is its con nection with this island. If it had been independent, the proprietors of the soil, its natural guardians, would, for the sake of their own peace and security, have been obliged long ere now, to arrest the progress of the evil. It would have b een utter l y i mposs i ble for them to sub . rast m the midst of seven millions of half-famished peasant s ; and instei'ol of ailowirto free scope to the Principle of poptdation, and profitlng by the corapeti tion of a famished peasantry for the possession of pieces of land, as the condition on which alone they can exist, they would have been compelled to intro duce agricultural improvements, and to have their lands cultivated byfarmers possessed of suitable capitals. But the proprietors of Ireland know, that they could at any time command the resources of England to enforce their rights as landlords. They did not even take the precaution used in some of the worst Governments of the Continent, of not pouring in the last drop in the cup of misery to prevent its overflow. The oppression has been always without limit, because the exercise of it was unaccompanied by fear. There can be no pub lic opinion, without a large middle class interposed be tween the landowner and the peasant. In Ireland there are but two classes, the proprietors and their vassals ; the former necessarily overbearing and inso lent, the latter crouching. The landlords are not, of course, all equally bad, but they are all necessarily im bued with the feeling of their caste. There is no amount of oppression which would induce any one of them to step forward and say, this is wrong. Our readers will see, from a report of the proceedings of the Catholic Association, on Saturday last, that a certain Baronet has even proceeded so far as to bring actions of eject ment against a number of peasants, who hold posses sions, for payment of a penny a year, or some such matter, merely to overwhelm them with the costs. Who dares.say this is wrong, but Captain Rock, who exercises, as he best can u a strong branch of justice " in Ireland ? The proprietors of Ireland and England are so connected together, that it would be vain to ex pect from the Legislature any measure at all adapted to the disease of Ireland." In fact, if we wish to do any goOd with Ireland, we must interfere with the exercise of property on the principle of salus popiili, &e. Property is the creature of law, which protects it for the common benefit ; but the power which creates may impose such restrictions on the use as the welfare of society, for which all laws ought to be made, may demand. Thus, for instance, if the allowance of un limited liberty to landlords to cover their properties with a pauper population be productive of the most ruinous consequences to the Empire at large, the law ought to step in to restrain them. But the legislature never interfere, and consequently nothing will be done. Du r in g th e p er i o d o f the monarchy (for since the revolution of 1688 we have only a King in name, the Government being an oligarchy), as in the reigns of Henry VII. and VIII., Queen Elizabeth, and James, and even under the Protectorate of Cromwell, searching measures were often adopted in times of exigency. We are far from pretending to say, th a t such a state of things has not its disadvantages as well as its advantages. It is obvious, however, that the Governments of Queen Elizabeth and James would have pressed with a heavy hand on the Irish Landlords. But under a Government which may be best described as a Committee of Landholders, it is quite impossible that any limitation of the power of that body, in any part of the Empire, however imperiously called for by the state of the country, should ever take place. Committees of Enquiry will be granted—evidence will he heard ; recommendations to landlords will be given; but they will be left as heretofore in the unrestricted right of ruining the country, and oppressing the people. We shall have a few compliments paid to the liberality or the present Irish Government; liberal, because like Epicurus's Gods, its members do nothing at all. We may, perhaps, have further projects brought forward for reconciling the Catholic Clergy to the use of bibles i epe n x sc e l t i . ools; but any t hi ng b eyon d t hi s we nee d not In the Emigration Committee, a number of questions were put to the Irish Gentlemen, with view to ascertain, first, whether it would be for their interest to pay f or the removal of the superfluous popu lation from their estates to Canada ; and, ,secondly, whether it being for their interest, it was likely that ;hey would either be at the cost of such removal, or burden themselves with it. There was no difficulty in answering the first question, but the witnesses all answered as if they doubted whether any landlord could charge himself with the cost of removal of his foople. If the emigration plan ware feasible , whie we do not believe it is to any extent worth speaking of, we say, that the legislature ought to compel the landholders, whose estates are so occupied as to endanger the tranquility of the country, to con tribute towards the execution of this plan of relief. With respect to Poor Rates, we believe, that had they existed in Ireland, the Landlords would have been long ere now compelled to attend to the improve ment of their estates, and to prevent the people from outgrowing in any extent the means for their employ ment. But we cannor see how Poors'-rtes can he introduced with any advantage into Ireland at this time. The difficulty is, how to dispose of a large population for which no employment can be obtained ; and. certainly the ensuring to that population a subsis tence, happen what may, would not have a tendency to reduce the disproportion between labour and the means for employing it. If something, however, be not done, the lower orders of this island will be re- . duced ,to a condition of the utmost wretehedness.- . _Morning Chronicle: According to accounts from the manufacturing dis tricts the weavers and spinners have at several places struck for higher wages. Combinations of this kind generally take place when wages are high. The pre sent instances, however, are exceptions. It, appears from an address to the public made by some journey men cotton-spinners at Oldham, that their wages have been reduced one-third within the last sixteen months, and that it is in agitation to make a still further reduc tion of fifteen per cent. However much we feel for these unfortunate men, and deprecate the conduct of the masters, we are afraid we can point out no speedy remedy for the evil. These persons seem sensible that the great cause of stagnation has been a superabundant production, and that the surest means to counteract this, is to diminish the supply. They recommend, therefore, that in place of employing a great number of hands at very low wages, the masters should re duce the hours of working, and make them a ro p por tionate return for their labour. This, no doubt, would have the most beneficial effects. it would tend to prevent a redundancy of manufactured goods, and afibrd them an opportunity of engaging in other occu pations, when they were not wanted at the mills and factories. Like many theoretical plans, however, which would be most beneficial if they could be ear ried into effect, and if no unforeseen circumstance or hindrance came in the way, this can never succeed.— Self•interest and a love ofgain are the great hindrances here. Some of the master manufaiturers--those par ticularly who are influenced by feelings of humanity— would willingly adopt such a plan, but th e re are others that would on ly endeavour the more to profit by such a concurrence of circumstances. While Some were giving higher wages, and producing only a small qua"" tay of goods, others would be- filling their warehouses with articles of the same description at half the ex• pence, and thereby layi ng up a store against an in creased demand. An Act of the Legislature, or a general combination among . the workmen, might pre vent this, but the one is so improbable, and the other so contrary to the principles of free trade, that no hopes of relief could be expected from measures of this description. The good sense which these men seemed to evince on this occasion would lead us to suppose that they can place but little r e lianc e on such an agreement among the masters, and that they look for an effectual remedy chiefly from the operations of time mid the natural course of trade. While wages remain so low, few persons will think of engaging in a trade so little advantageous, and many of those who have been bred up to it, will gradually find out other sources of employment, till the numbers be reduced to a due proportion, and the wages be sufficient to main tain a man and his family. This is the natural and sure remedy, and the only one likely to prevent a speedy return of the disease. Some medicines pro cure temporary relief, but they require constant repeti tion and great expellee ; the disease in time returns with redoubled force, the medicine loses its effects, and the patient dies of a disease, which, but for such improper stimulants, he might have been able to sur inount.—Morning Herald. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. MANSION-HOUSE.—Yesterday, a Mr, Cottrell appeared at, the Justice-room, to prefer a complaint against three of the trus tees of the Rio de la Plata Mining Association. Mr. Barber Beaumont, having had intimation that it was Mr. Cottrell's in tention to apply to the LORD MAYOR upon the subject of some dis appointments experienced by those who had put their faith in the assurance given of the advantages arising from an emigration to South America, sent his agent to hear the statement, and to answer it. Mr. Cottrell's statement was as follows :—The association had been established by a number of gentlemen of respectability, aniongst them were those against whom Mr. Cottrell had found it necessary to bring an accusation of a ver y ser i ous na t ure , v i z . the trustees, Sir John E. Harrington, Bart., Sir George Duckett, Bart., and J. F. Barber Beaumont, the last of whom was also chairman of the Company. The prospectus stated, in its very first paragraph, that one of the objects of the Association was to remove part of the unemployed agricultural labourers of Great Britain and Ireland to the settlements of the Association in South America, and to establish them there as independent farmers. In September, 1825, Mr. Cottrell was induced, by the great advantages held out by that prospectus, to join the Company, and embarked for what they called their settlements at Entre itios, as an independent settler, having first paid for his own and his son's passage. They arrived at Ensenada do Barago the 19th of December, and from that period all provisions or accommodation were denied them. lie had been promised a share of the extensive territory alleged to be in possession of the company, but not an inch of land had he ever seen of theirs. Indeed, it would have been a difficult matter, for land they had never been possessed of. In fact, they had not per formed a tittle of their pledge to the 400 or 500 unfortunate per sons who were deluded by the hope of a prosperous result to the enterprise. In this extremity, he applied to the British Consul at Buenos Ayres, for protection, and stated, that the agents had refiised to send him up to the settlement; but the agents declared before the British Consul, that the company had no land. Now he had paid 1751. to the agent, in England, of this company for 200 acres of the promised land, and the passage of himself, his son, and his brother, to the place of destination ; and all this money, and more property, amounting to altogether between 5001. and 6001., had disappeared, and no satisfaction had been made. The Loan Maroa.—By what sort of conveyance was this pro•. perty made over to you ? Mr. Cottrell..--By none. We were promised an enclosed farm, stocked with cattle. We acted upon that promise, and the whole is a most gross delusion. The Loan Mayon—Are you a shareholder in the Company? Mr. Cottrell answered in the affirmative. The Loan Maroa—Then I fear that puts an end to the business. Mr. Hobler—Was not the ship in which you sailed taken in blockade on your passage? Mr. Cottrell—No; the blockade did not take place until some time after our ship arrived in the river. Mr. fabler—Wore you not stopped by the Portuguese ? Mr. Cottrell.—Not at all. - Mr. Ilobler—l ask this question because I beard from a friend of mine who has been unfortunate enough to be a shareholder in this association, that a men of Mr. Barber Beaumont has been, and I believe is still, in that condition. Of the fact that Mr. Beaumont has sent out his own son, there is, not the Slightest doubt ; and, I believe, that his being blockaded, there is as little reason to queetion. The Loan MAYDR..4 lee no ground for supposing, from what has been stated, that the money was obtained under false pretences. • Mr. Hobler—lgy unfortunate friend states that the association have lands, God knows to what extent,• hundreds of ►wiles, per haps. Of the quantity of success which may be attained here after, they certainly could not speak with any degree of certainty. --(A laugh.) Mr. Cottrell—Theee men received one hundred dollars a heitri from the settlers for the passage, and paid but a small part of that to the Captain of the vessel. They pocketed the rest. The Loan Mavoa—Can yo►i prove that, Mr. Cottrell ?. Mr. Cottrell—lt is matter well known, and publicly reported, at Buenos Ayres. The Loan Mavos.—l cannot take public report as evidence. As you have been ; disappointed in your hopes, it is but natural that you, should feel,veverely at disappointment of so serious a nature, and express yourself strongly. But you must see I cannot act in this matter. Mr. Cottrell—My Lord, I can produce Witnesses who Cilll prove those and other facts. The LORD MAYOR—Who have returned besides yourself? Mr. Cottrell—No more than one person besides myself. The Loan Mavou—Why not? Mr. Cottrell—For the best of reasons, my Lord, because they could not. The Low) Mayon—What is the condition of the settlers? 141 r. Cottrell—Most deplorable. They are now for the greater part slaves. The LORD MAYOR-..-Slaves! Mr. Cottrell—Yes, my Lord. The agents in South America have refused to assist them. They were without the means of subsistence, and were handed over to Proprietors in Buenos Ayres as Redemptionists. They had not paid their passage-money, and they have now been in servitude for years. The Loan MAyna,--If this be the fact, the case is a very se rious one indeed. Mr. Cottrell—lt is the fact. The Loan Mayon—This is upon the old plan of settling, that which took place at Maryland. Had you seen the true , tees, against whom you complain, before you set out upon your expedition ? Mr. Cottrell.—Ycs, my Lord. On the 21st of August, 1825, a meeting took place at the County Fire-office, to which the new settlers were invited, and Mr. Birber Beaumont rose amongst them, and said--‘! Fellow Countrytnen,—ln consequence of the very deplorable' condition of the mechanics and labouring poor of this country and Ireland, I and several of my friends have determined to subscribe a capital of 1,000,0001. for the the encouragement of emigration to the flourishing country of South America, and every man who joins shall have SO acres of land, whether he pays his passage or not." This was the language of encouragement held out to the poor labouring and industrious English. The Loan MAYOR..--. 1 perceive by the prospectus, that share holders in the capital of the association are entitled to receive pos session of 300 acres of land, 50 head of Cattle, and .50 sheep, on prove that the association the credit of each share paid up. I need not ask you Whether you ever saw any of the cattle or sheep ?—(A. la ug h.) gentlemen entered upon an they are not Mr. Cottrell--Cattle or sheep ! I can had not a single head of cattle or a sheep in the world, and that they had not an inch of ground. answerable he e u undertaking kgbf LORD se rre l‘rt l ioun i fY i lrOyt m l:::ala e nd . thS c e tiewl t ilr t i r cit l il l tin l ah ca :t9god 4 4t t e h n a t t io t:r e was a con r. but : a a t i l l o p u r . eherid that would infinitely more money in the t tilieundirtecoutoars; mr.l3.."mont has venturer, s a beP t i least r: m cciYn c l ej o: ut t . t o t gL i'fit o .d i i he e' l 2 y , 0 have oo/. s peCulation than that, every one of them. They have realised e normous sums by the delusion. . ... Mr. Peake, agent to the association in this Country, u p on b e ing m in ad th e espeou asked by the Loan MANOR whether he had any observations to make, upon the subject, addressed his Lordship. Mr. Cottrell's stateinent had, he said, b ec i i ' m ade merely in order that the public ' pr i n ts might show u p the asiociation. . That 'object would, Pm' i n lay, he completely gained ; but at all evejiti, it s h ou ld slot g° ' 'forward without its antidote..(-0 flat denial of the truth of its lead ing features. The charms were undoubtedly of a very serious ne- 1 tura. With reaped to the practieehility4 moving up the river to the settlement, it was totally out of the question. When the Thalia, in which vessel Mr. Cottrell sailed, entered the river, the blockade commenced, and it was impossible to convey, her or the other ships to their destination without danger of being taken by the Brazilian fleet. Of course the association could not give the land which had been promised, and those who had claims were not able to take it. The assertion that the association was pos sessed of no land was without the slightest foundation. He had last night seen the title-deeds. The Loan INlA.von—By whom was the land assigned ? Mr. Peake--By the several proprietors, the lords of the manors. The LOAD MAT OR—How much land is in the possession of the association ? Mr. Peake—l do not know ; but I have every reason to think that they are owners of thousands of acres. Mr. Peake, (in continuation,) said, that the declaration that the settlers were sold is quite erroneous. There were 400 or 500 of them at Ensenada. It is impossible for the association to pass them up to the proper territory, for the reasons he had stated.— The poor men could not be supported in idleness by the associa tion; they were not interfered with, and were at liberty to do as they pleased. Some of them, in consequence, hired themselves to residents in the country. The association would be enabled to conclude all its engagements, and every opportunity would be given to the settlers to benefit by the advantages which would present themselves in the new settlement. The Loin MAYOR said, that Mr. Peake had stated that the complaint had been made merely for the purpose of being shown up in the newspapers. He (the Lord Mayor) never entered upon an investigation for any other than the purposes of justice, and the newspapers were certainly at liberty to state the particulars, or let them alone; he did not interfere with their. With respect to Mr. Cottrell, it appeared that he had paid a considerable sum of money for his passage, and that he went out at a great risk of property upon the faith of promises which had not been performed. It was said that the contract hid not been finished in consequence of the blockade of the ships ; now, Whatever might be the effect of the blockade, the law would, he had no doubt, consider that contract binding. He did not believe that the directors and trus tees had any criminal intention, but they were certainly liable to a civil action. Mr. Peake said, that Mr. Cottrell had put an end to all chance from a civil action, by a receipt which he had given for a recom pense he had received. Mr. Peake then handed in the receipt, which was as follows : " Received of J. T. Beaumont the sum of 451. returned to me as part of my deposit in my share in the Rio de la Plata Agricul tural Association. I having preferred not to proceed to the set tlement, and abandoned my claims to the advantages offered there. " January 3, 1826. " PETER COTTRELL." The Loan MAYOR (to Mr. Cottrell).—Why, it appears that you have abandoned your claims? Mr. Cottrell—That is but a trick, my Lord. I certainly have, as far as regards my share, but not as regards my other alai ms. The LORD MAYOR (to Mr. Peake)—Pray, what do you say was the condition of the settlers when they got to Buenos Ayres? Mr. Peake—From the moment they got on board they were victualled ; numbers are to this moment victualled at the expense of the Company. The LORD Mavoa—Why were any of them sold ? Mr. Peake.—That is merely Mr. Cottrell's assertion. They have thought proper to make engagements there, and the agent did not interfere. If the agent has been guilty, and there is no proof that he has, the trustees are not to blame. - Mr. Cottrell.--I declare most positively that all assistance was refused : my son and brother, and myself, were refused a morsel from the time we entered. Mr. Peake—Because you said you could support yourselves, and insisted upon acting in an independent manner. Mr. Cottrell.—l can prove that Mr. Beaumont was determined to persecute me, in consequence of a letter which appeared in the Sin; neWspaper, and Which he ascribed to me. I can, my Lord, if you will be goOd enough to postpone this case, bring for ward the captain of the ship, and others, to show that the associa tion has not an inch of land. The Loan MAyost.—How can you prove that ? Mr. Cottrell—Front the admission of the agents before the British Consul. The LORD MAYOR.—That evidence will not be sufficient. Mr. Peake (to Mr. Cottrell. )_You have got your wish now, in having your complaint before the public, and you are likely to get little by it. The public can judge between you and the asso ciation. The trustees entered upon the speculation with as ho nourable intentions as ever influenced any men. You say that money was made by the passage. The fitting out of the Thalia cost :MU and not more than 5001. - was received as passage mo ney. It is ridiculous to think that men who are engaged in other concerns'of the highest character, would he guilty of the enormi ties charged against the trustees of the association. The Loan Mavon.---1 am bound to say that, in my opinion, there is no proof given of bad intention. (To Mr. Cottrell)—l am sorry that you were induced to risk your property. You have been disappointed, as thousands of others have been, but I cannot entertain this complaint. BOW-STRat.—Two very fashionably dressed females came forward, in evident distress, to prefer a charge whist a gentle man in custody, who proved to be the husband of the younger lady, the elder female being her mother. Catherine Jane Kington being sworn, stated, that she is the wife of Lieutenant Einyton, the prisoner. On the 24th of June last, he married her, and since that time she had experienced from him a series of abuse and ill usage for which she knew not how to account. On the night of Monday last, complainant and her mother were at the Golden Cross, Charing-cross. At about 12, o'clock, the prisoner, who had b een t o th e Gloucester Hotel, came in, and perceiving that he was a little tipsy, complainant requested him to come to come to bed ; but be declined doing so, and went away. At about half-past two o'clock, she was alarmed by hearing a great noise and altercation below stairs, and she soon discovered it was the prisoner, who wanted to gain admission to to the hotel at that late hour, in company witn a woman of the town—an infamous abandoned, woman —who, he' insisted, should occupy the complainant's place. The porter of the hotel, how ever, would not permit the woman to enter the house, and the prisoner, disappointed in his object, came up stairs, and seemed determintsl to be revenged on complainant, who, hearing him ascend the stairs, snatched up her watch and trinkets, lest in his violence he should smash them all, and fled for protection to her mother's bed-chamber. He pursued her there, dragged her back to her bed-room, and locking the door, he made use of the most dreadful language, called her shocking names, kicked her on the side, abused, and struck her, and if it was not for the interference of the mistress of the house, who Insisted on having the door open ed, the complainant said she was fearful of being murdered, as the prisoner had threatened to put an end to her life. The woman by. whom he was accompanied to the home, she discovered to be his wife by a former marriage, and one of the principal objects of taking the, prisoner, into custody, was to have him detained until a charge of bigamy, which she (the complainant) had to advance against him, should undergo a judicial rumination. Lieutenant Kington—Assertion is no proof, your worship. I am aware of my accusers' intention; there is nothing in the as sault, bigamy should be:the charge is against me. My mother-in law, tvho Stands there, constantly in the habit of accusing me of having two wives; in consequence of these repeated accusations I admit thatl got drunk on the night in question. I was raving mad, and know not what I did. Mr. HALLS—AII that is at present before' me is a charge of as sault brought forward by this young lady, . whom you acknow ledgei as your wif e . Th e assault is di s tinctly sworn to ; you call no toldfiyspourorvue ife has alnsyhaoltlhtlehoanr;emtlotopf:(eir:T shallifor hear it. fear Li l eu ca t. n K no i t ng re to ad n i — ly l fl a n i a n b it a l i t . ranger in .London, )hroaintrdeNdVothrsehip,o Mrs. O'Brien, mother to' the complainer ~ 1 t by her magis trate a certificate of marriage . entered i nto m daughter Catherine Jane O'Brien, J une as ton, at the church of St. MarY, Whain:cditl:Poeefreiu":;:rcioLniewnitt.hitreifnegr: Mr. HaLts--What are your gioun awe tt)a wend marriag l0 e ?tier, 1 ,,,,,r Worship, in which he calls Mrs. O'Brien-r-Thirl , h tli t. at ß m ut y l h e u are sba n n r - w if e ;" and besides that letter, we the female he_ addresses " I.3 e r- bare ..they L g L ro % ."(l4 i f°r is l : n . li er : 'Brien if her daughter had brought Air. HA asket Mrs t) any property .to tbe t P ;4 e , a r, yes. to lf pu e r h ch u as g e ot hi 2 m so a /., d b: ta s c id: e s ti l l oo ieu /.. pocket-money; and Airs. O'Brum__, it was oul t y tt y d ea lu ter t d n a ig y nothing for tenancy, .s is the rui n of my lid I look to ;. when her for the nionel ; ia l Ireland, becomes acquainted with our misfor. father, who t.g Fill break big heart. I fear It tunes, t Kington--I am not prepared with bail, and suppose Lieutantin n. I must go t° Pris o n. . had hail to offer, I • is 1tAL1,5,..,,, nuer, could not take it new. A '' yo u wi t h f elony. • Lieutenant Kington—The charge of bigamy will be entirely done away with. ' I wish to have the case gone into on as early a 3001. t° Grorre,evniv:i7:l;tse(l;azex, ch. perceiving the repoiters present, Lieutenant Kington turned to the Magistrate, and requested his interference to prevent the etas from obtaining publicity. Mr. -HALLS Said) he had no tontroul over reporters ; and if he ir da: as a r possible. charg e had, he should not exert it in the present instance, is he "felt that the ease should be made public. Lieutenant Kington was then remanded for a week; and the prosecutrixes, who stated that they bad engaged Mr. Harmer, de clared their intention to prosecute the case. They stated that the name of the supposed first wife is Mary-Ann Clayton, and they added that her marriage with the prisoner took place in Norwich• Win. Price Davis, the swindler, with a wooden leg, who was examined on Tuesday, on a charge of obtaining money underlain! pretences, from a poor widow, named Smith, was yesterday brought up for ra-examination. Mary Morgan is first cousin to James Smith, now abroad. St" was quite sure the prisoner was not the man. Ile was mach taller, and a different sort of person altogether. As this evidence completed the ease against the prisoner, with reference to Mrs. Smith, Mr. HALLS asked him if he wished 0 say any thing in defence. The prisoner said he did not wish to aggraWate the eireunistand i already detailed by any improper remarks. He admitted that he borrowed the money from Mrs. Smith. Mr. HA LLS said he understood that other cases would brought to light, and those who bad charges to advance liP i P' t the prisoner might now step fiirward. A gentleman, who stated that he resided in Lincoln's-in n ' fields, was the first to address the Magistrate. He stated thiit about three years since, the prisoner waited on him on kW° morning about eight o'clock. He introduced himself as art master of a regiment stationed at Gibraltar, and said tha t his "`"" ject was to learn the address of a relative of his (the witness)wh' was with his regiment at that station. He then hinted that ho was in want of money, and said that a sovereign would be of great assistance. Witness banded him all the - .time change he had in 10 possession, and the prisoner took his leave, leaving his addre.ii " Captain Davis," and promising to call very soon and pay amount. The witness never saw him from that day to the r sent, although he heard of his attempt to impose on a frieud Ohl _ in a sitnilarmanner. Rachael Sadler lived in ,Mack's-lace, Fetter-lons. On Thew l d i a a y o , y t he he a l = 4th to Se di p u te .o m unte ber o las f t, the l prisoner e,. knocked at the door , and inquired if her mother lived there, and if she was within.--• Being answered in the affirmative ' he caul in, and very be a near relative of her de n cea am sed hy fa a t - h a er n , s ju r s e t p ie ele tur n n t e hiligfrholufnmlloidi,t:' " My mother, at the time," continued the witness, " wee ill ' n o the bed, and being hard of hearing, I made known to her wh stranger was. when she immediately addressed him, saying, An you Tom Sadler?' and the prisoner at once answered, Yee,' " ra l , the very person.'—(A laugh.)--He then stated , t hat he l'as.a on o pensifl2s. a day, and as he feared our me ans were se , ntP e b t . would have it in his power to assist us. 'lib W ife W at ne point of death, and he had purchased medicines f or her at Al's': thecaries'-hall, which came to eighteen shillings, and as ,_ 1 1 i: 14 . t eion would not fall due until Saturday, he begged I W " . " -,-) 1 him with that sum, or 10s. or 125., if we could not canton, , much, promising to call on Saturday, when hewotdd bring,. bottle of wine in his pocket, and adding, that he would give ,' 101. to purchase us a few comforts. I went to My niel her sis'S : our their t i w nd o i but she said , ' You know we have no rummy to ‘nve.' Th e I gi , g li na ilve nt r fering us ti.c- I " [ ` ll T re he loner said, 4 Can you not raise the trifle?' I then went to . i fl mother again, and it was agreed between us that I should Pr 44 that she could not proceed, and the audience gave audible o vaf ee , market, and I pawned the spoons f l o n t iw lO n s e . r his pocket, shook me by the hand, and asked me f"1: broke fortk the witness became se a e l 0 It was impossible to restrain the indignstien °hie and the I bet statement, a the terms the witness came to this part 0 i app lied to tho terms " brute," and " scoundrel," were libecell '1" , " i t h the prisoner, who,. instead of shrinking beta sip bis head W ion. greatest effrontery, and claimed the protection of th,e, meg tef adding, " I did r.ot want to kiss her ; *he asked roe." the was th i Mrs. Johnson, of Vinegar-yard, Great Russel -411a ' het • Ine to next witness. Last 'Friday morning the primme r ca , dodo? apartments, and asked her if she knew the Jehowni,javai,„t I, trn ivicinetpt:ittltyl;einitent f ey ; Witness replied that she did. The prisoner then !loaf `," - she s:' related to Mr. Johnson, and asked his Christian nettle Cdr right, w eered " James." He replied, " You a re Pert,er! oles. it is James indeed." (Loud laughter.) I r it , toe' timed different•circumstances ae connected with the lane', I N O tinned Mrs. Johnson) but he seemed to know eyery thilikat 0 him. (Continued laughter.) The prisoner then s aid, t b a ' , i d had the misfortune of having a child of his hurried to ' l4 ' that his wife was given over with a liver complaint I n T ev h e e r P eal e : Mr. Hat.r.a—You will have the full benefit of the wits °'iu.' aec:• P u t r i a so ei r es tea i •— n ra e t i n he be e li p e ls d ee. and misrepresented • besides , ‘e . ` lt ,y e ull i if th e hue4eA B s V ulol i ffit. t . n peiff esl eAnstii:if: H ogsr e B Lio said directed'rneealn h• tch pe olefse n wj s su i i n sBtt i lg i lic: w imein O t u to ld 7 lj us d niu u ree' e .iy on o : :: ";: ° ' prisoner - 1 beg to say that those additions ;re not ono.. asked me for some money until that da I bad 0 01 Y "-',„;;;$ v re e l r xa e til ign io.e.n a t t ri:h t til h .h e leip t N i e n i n ,,ro e .f , J.N a o n nh d .nso t 6 h ,n is chh l eee l n e tea rt rm t fi h oel i d n . i on; the faith Of lii. - that he was the brother of my 15th or 16th of May last, the prisoner tree eat i n ' e Af t a r fr e-' ;:' - " c10:11 13 : ''' tili; lost his limb in the army. He asked me for the loan of ' lent him a sovereign, thinking he was m uncle. , i d 'Pt Several witnesses came forward besides y thew, a" ° ''''' tb t th a " loner been remanded for a longer period, there is no doubt ?i l' a vt the cases against him would have multiplied. His letin :te deceased father, and thst l ie i I never once deserted him, and but for the heartless dePes a Z Y , t rt•ii e trayed in several instances, we could scarcely deny h im . of being a rogue of merit. '1 HE MARKETS. Wheat There LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE.--SEFL puke' vaa wasl in go :t t :ad a y tte d li ema dan n ee d at of hduelitieTrBuesda3t ; °: s ‘l3 l ) ; i:eg i or l ices hg transactions in Oats were extensive during the n eck, an. : 1 hut 601 b. dearer. No material ter advanced 4d. to 6d. per 701 b ; at this advance there i l , ll , 0 little done to-day, but hold ers " realize. Beans are 9d. to Is. per quarter, and 13501 i p e ilel pot , 0 2 1 5 1 Wheat was in good demand, and Sid. per 701 b. 111/1///c -asked at the close of the market.agteiOeraliiitYothne7srti4". ell tal l ' d, 01.0. 41 , E. 9 l.• th . ( I. t d i 9„°: 0 2 Wheat, English, per 701b5—................. 8 . 9a 0 " p o i v 0 ; Scotch . .....0 1 ....•••••••••••••••••••*. 8 .... a 0 8-$ O . - Canada (free) Foreign (free) ........„ • :g : (el 2 gg ; SI Irish (red) .......-..- 763 8., 01 ,. 0 0 g ( 6 a 8 0 0 a 0 Ditto (white ,„ ~ 6 0 0 0a „ 0 Barley, English, per Gabs. , 0 0 0 0 Foreign (free) per d01b5.....-...- 5 t,..! ! 0 oOa , Irish (grinding)... . 5 " " 0 0 61 ' Scotch, per gabs. - 00 3 p 4 gA 4 3 - , AA 4 „ 4„ „ 0 0 Oats, Potato (Irish), per 431b5.. .. 'm - 0 . o‘, - 0 S to im r tz ei e i gn r ::(i x n v b e o le n t r i l) l,obito . , fors eed 1,1 I 3 451 I ti i / ii n ° 0 la 1 , 3 1 O li 4) 0 a ' Malt, Fine, Imperial 8 0 3 a 9 60 0 ° 0 0 ait 0 Ditto, middling, ditto ....... , - a 31 n Oa -" 0 Beans, per _quarter, ditto --- 40 9, a j ri 0 ,-,, 0 0 4 ...4 Superfine Flour, per moiga - , 7777 30 e 4 - 0 "r f ig6lo4 l " . Oatmeal, per , $ '''' barre l° ' American Flour new (in bond), 235. Od. to/Zs. n d *, Per European (in b0ixt)............-- Di.. (kl. to ~ f 4s. , - 11 ,;* , Sour (out of bond) 26s Od. to II& Pa. s .I.i • Canada (free) _. .....6, M. to .. 4 . od. p t . I.• ks lor IMPORT or OltAtkr for the N. ee.. e ~, SitC SC , : • . , WHEAT. BARLEY. Okra. ,„,. nitrifo , 0 0. w k IA: Bushel7Olbs. Bushel 60ibs. Bushel lslbs. F. 43 L v 0,052 eat) 4,815 ,- 4.40. Packs of moot, of 21 1 . 11 odd ° Vai4toM,f,..reat 3 Witjl4int El r:414r,:,11'.'11r, VIZ ti 11: NV34! Lirnbrew NV* 6.d. A clai 31 0 31 6 Beainnont—...—. 28 0 Felling Main 26 6 High Haworth $0 Hebburn Main— 34 3 Holywell 31 9 Oed'a Redhugh 25 6 Percy East--... 29 6 Pontop Simpson „..128 6 Ships at Markel AL MXIIKVI:--Sa rr • s. Tonfield M00r..-.3l 0 34 26 3 WallsEod Roll's., 34 6 WallsEndßewieke 36 E Brown's.— 6 W. E. Ellison,.—, 33 0 W. E Peareth— , 3 0 NV. E. Riddell" 35 0 36 ---Ships sold, 2A)9. r io 6 BIRTHS. N e lson' i , o o On the 17th inst. the lady of IL Itlay• " sti o o o4 while on a visit ,for the season at Lowfiesto n9 11- , q ujle' and heir. On the 80th inst. Mrs. Troughton; of :flecklenburg 1. of a son. ilev• • On t he 15th inst at IStewbold, the lady o f til e kir, of a son. - .0 --- n - t - 11 --- , 14th inst. a - t --- Ch i r l is Alt teh ---R ut lEP •elt, ' Han"' c ---- o ?7:l: te te co th ve Davies, Vicar of Erith, Kept, to Georgina Iltilk)ilte;3llng,,, daughter of John - the 1 10 ' iti :iirst tr ams . Spieker Brander, Fsq• of Sinnot t in n st, at her VpilllaEDn.sar Florence , t t_ l ' e : 4 1 4 1: On th ~„ ; e 17th inst. in Hcnrietta-etrect► Brunswit-xl:doot et Tug . youngest daughter 'of the late Rev. Mexantl r Dainty Inverness-shire. ...._______ 0,014 Ng- Printed and Pohlisbed-i-y-iii.i()UNG, as ills Na 119, Strad, '' '*